By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, 2025-06-26 08:17:00
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在过去两届选秀中连续选中了NBA年度最佳新秀得主之后，圣安东尼奥马刺队希望罗格斯大学后卫迪伦·哈珀 (Dylan Harper) 能成为他们的第三位，他们用周三晚NBA选秀大会的榜眼签选中了他。
此次选秀标志着马刺队连续第三年在选秀中获得前四顺位选秀权，此前他们分别在去年选中了2025年年度最佳新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔 (Stephon Castle)（第四顺位）和2023年的状元、2024年顶级新秀维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama)。
哈珀表示，他相信自己处于一个“展现”天赋并帮助马刺队连续第三年获得最佳新秀的正确环境。
“我认为当你和一群优秀的球员一起打球时，它会激发你最好的状态，”哈珀在被选中后告诉ESPN。“他们那里有一个很棒的年轻核心。我已准备好投入其中，尽我所能地与那些家伙一起产生影响力。”
哈珀被广泛认为是本届选秀中最出色的后卫新秀之一，他的加入在圣安东尼奥可能看似多余，因为阵中已有卡斯尔和新任控球后卫达龙·福克斯 (De’Aaron Fox)。但哈珀的全面性符合马刺队在向无位置篮球转型过程中所寻求的模式。球队管理层并不过度关注根据位置需求进行选秀，他们相信球员最终会在体系内发展并找到自己的定位。
在罗格斯大学效力期间，哈珀展现出冲击篮筐的能力，这将改善圣安东尼奥的进攻空间，因为文班亚马已经是联盟顶级的空间型内线之一。
随着近期助理教练科利斯·威廉姆森 (Corliss Williamson) 和助教肖恩·斯威尼 (Sean Sweeney) 的加盟，马刺队正寻求加强以文班亚马（上赛季盖帽王）为核心的防守端压力。身高6英尺6英寸的哈珀拥有成为联盟最具窒息性防守体系中关键一环的身长。
“我认为我一生都在思考如何去一个能有所作为并最终赢得总冠军的地方，”哈珀说。“我认为这支年轻的团队正走在正确的道路上。他们拥有一切都很棒，从管理层到装备经理，再到录像分析师。他们整体都非常棒。我认为那里的教练也很棒。我很高兴我现在是其中一员。”
本次选秀是圣安东尼奥队近30年来首次在没有名人堂教练格雷格·波波维奇 (Gregg Popovich) 执教的情况下进行。但这位76岁的老帅仍然高度参与球队的选秀流程，因为球队正致力于为文班亚马配备能够提供稳定外线投射的全能双向球员。
圣安东尼奥队坚持这一理念，尽管需要在内线为文班亚马增加深度，但他们还是在第14顺位选中了来自亚利桑那大学、充满活力、运动能力出众的3D前锋卡特·布莱恩特 (Carter Bryant)。除了上赛季贡献37次盖帽（亚利桑那大学大一新生中排名第七）外，卡特在野猫队效力唯一一个赛季中三分命中率达到37.1%。
与此同时，哈珀在大学期间展现出持续冲击篮筐的能力，这将改善圣安东尼奥的进攻空间，因为文班亚马已经是联盟顶级的空间型内线之一。
在其他交易中，马刺队将第38号总签交易给了印第安纳步行者队，换取了一个未来的次轮选秀权和现金补偿。
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Spurs land Rutgers’ Dylan Harper with No. 2 pick in NBA draft
Having selected back-to-back NBA Rookie of the Year winners over the past two drafts, the San Antonio Spurs hope to have a third straight in Rutgers guard Dylan Harper, whom they selected with the No. 2 pick in Wednesday night’s NBA draft.
The selection marks the Spurs’ third consecutive draft with a top-four pick, following Stephon Castle, the 2025 Rookie of the Year whom the team took fourth last year, and 2024 top rookie Victor Wembanyama, who was the No. 1 pick in 2023.
Harper said he believed he was in the right situation to “showcase” his talent and make it three in a row for the Spurs.
“I think when you play with a bunch of great players, it just brings the best out of you,” Harper told ESPN after being drafted. “They got a great young core over there. I’m just ready to get in there and make an impact anywhere I can with those guys.”
The addition of Harper, widely considered one of the elite guard prospects of this year’s class, might seem redundant in San Antonio because of Castle and new point guard De’Aaron Fox. But Harper’s versatility fits the mold the Spurs seek as they transition to playing positionless basketball. The team’s brass isn’t overly concerned with drafting for positional needs, believing the players ultimately develop and determine their niche within the system.
At Rutgers, Harper showcased a knack for creating rim pressure, which will improve San Antonio’s spacing as Wembanyama is already one of the elite floor-spacing big men in the league.
With the recent hiring of assistant coach Corliss Williamson and associate head coach Sean Sweeney, the Spurs are looking to ratchet up the pressure on a defense anchored by Wembanyama, last season’s blocked shots leader. At 6-foot-6, Harper has the length to become a key cog in what could become one of the league’s most suffocating units.
“I think all my life it’s always been how can I go somewhere where you make something happen and obviously get to the championship,” Harper said. “I think with that young group, they’re in the right direction. They’ve got a great everything, man, from the front office to the equipment manager, to the video guy. They all around are great. I think the coach over there is great. I’m just happy that I’m a part of it now.”
This draft marked San Antonio’s first in nearly 30 years without Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich as coach. But the 76-year-old has remained highly engaged in the team’s draft process, as it works to surround Wembanyama with versatile two-way players capable of contributing reliable outside shooting.
San Antonio stuck with that philosophy in selecting the bouncy, athletic, 3-and-D forward Carter Bryant of Arizona with the No. 14 pick despite a need to add depth behind Wembanyama in the frontcourt. In addition to logging 37 blocks last season (seventh most by a freshman in Arizona history), Carter shot 37.1% from deep in his lone season with the Wildcats.
Harper, meanwhile, showcased a knack for consistently creating rim pressure in college, which will improve San Antonio’s spacing as Wembanyama is already one of the elite floor-spacing big men in the league.
In other moves, the Spurs traded the No. 38 overall pick to Indiana Pacers for a future second-round pick and cash considerations.
By Michael C. Wright | ESPN, via ESPN